Short movies on "Rainwater harvesting" from the popular video site, YouTubeThe wisdom that was! Captures a very interesting and informative talk on traditional water harvesting structures by Dr. Anupam Mishra. This course is part of a multimedia course series developed by Arghyam for the Water Portal in collaboration with IT and domain experts. The talk is in Hindi with introduction and some subtitles in English.Bringing Home Rain - Documents the amazing difference rainwater harvesting has made to the lives of the women in a village in Karnataka, Time: 3:30 minutes'Catching Raindrops' shows the wisdom in our century old water collection structures and how these must be revived to harvest rain and recharge the groundwater.Courtesy- Barefoot College, Time: 5:30 minutes
"Oru Oorula Oru Oorani": The film highlights the problems and solutions for drinking water in drought prone districts of Tamil Nadu. Ooranis are village ponds that were engineered several centuries ago to harvest rainwater. The villagers came together to revive the ooranis and found an enduring solution to the water problems. Time: 14minsA set of informative and detailed slideshows on implementing household rainwater harvesting.An interesting street-play showing the problems faced by rural poor in procuring drinking water. The play exposes the reality of false promises and corruption on the ground.
Time: 4:45 minutes 'Every Drop Counts' shows how to channel rainwater and surface water to recharge groundwater via open wells. Tankas (underwater tanks) are an excellent solution to tackle water scarcity and conserve our ground water.Courtesy- Barefoot College, Time: 11:30 minutes
The movie documents the success of a partnership formed between NGOs from 12 states and the Ministry of Water Resources. Small allocations of funds were used to build rainwater harvesting structures in 100 schools across the states. It depicted that how at times one must 'think small' instead of 'thinking big'!
Courtesy- Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective, Time: 8 minutes
A 15 day 'Theatre and Communication' workshop was held by water related NGOs from 12 states. This movie demonstrates the accomplishments of synergy and how after this workshop theatre was used in hundreds of schools to convey water related messages to the community.
Courtesy- Ministry of Water Resources, Time: 16:45 minutes
The movie shows an amazing feat of constructing an underground 400,000 litre tank at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan to capture every drop of rain and surface water in surrounding area. It depicts the success of a community managed, community controlled and community owned low-cost ground water recharge method.
Courtesy- Barefoot College, Time: 8:30 minutes
A simple and inexpensive solution such as roof top rainwater harvesting can tackle water scarcity in schools all over the world such as India, Senegal, Nepal, Ethiopia etc.
Courtesy- Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective, Time: 6 minutes
Water Management depicts how tanks and terraces work better in communities rather than pipe lines. They dispel the notion of plentitude and remind the community about the precious nature of water.
Courtesy- Prayatan, Time: 8 minutes
Courtesy: Rainwater Club, Time: 1:12 mins.